Fission and Fusion

Fission and Fusion What is fission and fusion? Many people may know that both are a source of energy, but not too much more than that. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? How can fission and fusion be used and will both eventually have a use in the future? Throughout this essay you shall find the answers to these questions. According to our Chemistry textbook fission can be defined as “the splitting of …

…In closing, fission and fusion have a great number of advantages as well as disadvantages. However, both would be an excellent source of energy, or an economical source of electricity generation that perhaps may be used in the future. For this to happen scientists must first overcome the tremendous difficulties in achieving fission or fusion. If successful, it could provide the world with an abundant, safe, and non-polluting new energy source in the next century.